When physicians are able to provide high-quality care to their patients, they are more likely to be satisfied, according to a new RAND Corporation study sponsored by the American Medical Association.
Integration & Physician Issues
Los-Angeles based UCLA Health System has signed a letter of intent to take over six outpatient clinics belonging to the Motion Picture and Television Fund, a charity that provides services for workers in the entertainment industry.
Recruiting physicians can be a daunting task, and some hospitals and health systems choose to hire a physician recruitment firm to assist in the process.
More than half — 55.5 percent — of physicians think the insurance exchanges put in place under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have an unfavorable impact on their practices, according to a recent survey by the Medical…
Southcoast Physicians Network, an association of more than 325 physicians and a member of New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health System, has extended its affiliation with the New England Quality Care Alliance, a network of physicians affiliated with Tufts Medical Center…
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As healthcare in America transitions toward clinically integrated networks financially responsible for providing coordinated care, a critical element for health system success will be the level of true integration with physicians.
Hancock County Health System in Britt, Iowa, is offering $10,000 to anyone who refers a physician to the system and the physician is then hired, according to a report by The Globe Gazette.
Mercy Memorial Hospital System in Monroe, Mich., plans to launch an emergency medicine residency program next summer, according to a Bedford Now report.
Marquette (Mich.) General Hospital has acquired Marquette-based Upper Michigan Cardiovascular Associates, a 12-physician group and the largest cardiology and vascular group practice in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Pharmacists in California will soon have an increased scope of practice, thanks to a new bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jerry Brown.